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UNITED STATES LEWIS D. DOZIER AND EUGENE NV. HAWLEY, OF ST. LOUIS,MISSOURI; SAID PATENT OFFICE.

I-IAWLEY ASSIGNOR TO SAID DOZIER.

COLLAR AND CUFF PORTFOLIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersiPatent No. 470,554,6lated March 8,1892.

Application filed October 12, 1891.

l ing is a full, clear, and eXact description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvementson the collar and cuff case onwhich the application for a patent was tiled in the United States PatentOffice on September 7, 1891, Serial No.

405,000; and said improvements consist in the construction of the innercompartment of said case with curved ends that will not collapse andhaving the ends of said inner compartment cut away at their base toallow of the collapse of the bellows-hinged bottom of the outer caseWithin the base of said ends that are thus cut away and which have apartition leaf or leaves within said outer case outside saidcompartment.

The invention consists of features of novelty hereinafter described, andpointed outin the claims.

Figure I is a perspective View of the collapsible case, the rigidcompartment therein, and the partition-leaves at each side of saidcompartment. Fig. II is a like view, with parts broken away to show theconstruction and position of the" partitionleaves,'the rigid bow-endedcompartment between said leaves, and the openings that are cut away atthe base of said bow ends to allow free movement for the collapse andexpansion within them of thebellows-hinged bottom of the outer case.Fig. III is a vertical section andA shows the outer case, thepartition-leaves therein, and the rigid compartment between said leaves.Fig. IV is a detail of said rigid inner compartment and shows one of itsbow ends reinforced by a thin metal bow-piece secured to and outsidesaid lend, and Fig.V is a like detail view and shows the metalreinforce-bow secured inside the bow end of said compartment.. It alsoshows the exible fiber cloth bottom of 'said rigid compartment, whichflexible bottom Serial No. 408,469. (No model.)

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the front, 2 the back, and 3 thefolding top iiap, of the expansible and contractile case 4. 5 representsthe bellowshinged bottom, and 6 the bellows-hinged ends, of said outercase, all of which parts are preferably made of leather, but may be ofany other suitable material. f v

The interior of the case, as well as of its compartments yet to bedescribed, has preferably a lining 7, of colored linen or other suitablefabric, that will neither hold the dust nor soil the clean articlespacked therein.

8 represents a central compartment, which preferablyhas closed bow ends9. This compartment may be made of thin rawhide or any other suitablematerial that will not very readily compress, so as to preserve thecontour of the collars that are folded around its bow ends.

10 represents the open portion at the base of each bow end of saidcompartment 8, which opening allows the collapsing of the bellowshingedbottom of the outer case when it is empty or partially empty. 1lrepresents the bottom of said compartment, which,I unlike the body ofthe compartment, is preferably of some suitable pliable fabric that isreadily secured to the bellows-hinged bottom of the outer case andexpands and collapses with the same.J

l2 represents a forward leaf-partition, and 13 a like rearleaf-partition, respectively, on each side of the compartment 8, insidethe main case. The bottom of said leaf-partitions are respectivelysecured, preferably, to the bellows-hinged bottom of the case; but theymay be fastened at bottom to either the sides of the outer case 4 or theinterior compartment 8 without departingfrom the essential features ofthe invention.

14 represents thin metal bow-plates, that may be secured either outsideof the bow ends of the interior compartment 8 (see Fig. IV) or insidethe same (see Fig. V) to reinforce said semi-rigid compartment, and thusprevent its collapse under pressure. The whole interior of the case, asalso the compartment 8 and the leaves 12 and 13, are preferably coveredwith the aforesaid lining 7. The bellowshinged bottom and ends of themain case may be secured to the body of said case, as also the bottom ofthe compartment 8, to said compartment and to said bellows-hinged bottomof the main case, as also the folding partitionleaves, and the liningthat covers all the interior parts may be secured by any suitable cementor other adhesive substance.

This case is especially adapted for the use of travelers, for thepackage and safe carriage of collars, cuffs, handkerchiefs, &c. Theinterior compartment S is preferably intended for the deposit of thecuffs in straight layersthat is, unrolled. The collars are preferablyplaced in layers around outside each end of the said compartment, therigid bow ends of which preserve the contour of said collars and preventany injury to the curve spring-roll of the collar. It will be seen thatthe external surface of the bow ends of said interior compartmentconstitute convenient slideways both for the insertion and withdrawal ofthe collars, and that turn-down collars, which in the usual'collar-boxare difficult to pack Without injury to laundered condition of saidcollars, can be easily packed in succession out.

side said bow ends of said compartment and will preserve the contour oftheir starch-laundered roll.

The pockets l5 and 16 between, respectively, the folding partition-leafl2 and the front of the case and the similar leaf and the back of saidoase make convenient receptacles for clean laundered handkerchiefs,laces, dac. One of said pockets is Well adapted for packing away soiledcuffs, handkerchiefs, dac., while the other can be used for cleanarticles. After some of the collars have been soiled one end around theoutside of the compartment 8 may be suitably appropriated for theirstorage, While the other end is used for the clean collars.

We have shown and described the interior compartment 8 with two bowends, which is its preferred form; but we do not so confine ourselves,for it may be constructed with one bow end and the other end left openwithout any departure from the essential features of our invention; nordo we confine ourselves to the invariable use of the reinforce metalbow-plates 14E at the bow ends of the central compartment 8, as saidcompartment may be constructed without said reinforce-plates.

We claim as our inventionl. In a collar and cuff portfolio, thecombination of the case 4, having expanding and contracting bottom andends, and the internal compartment 8, having the bow ends 9,substantially as described.

2. In a collar and cuff portfolio, the combination of the front and backof the outer case, the bellowslhinged expanding and contracting bottomand ends that secure together said front and back, and theinternal rigidcompartment 8, with bow ends 9 within said case, the base of said bowends being cut away at lO to allow the free expansion and contraction ofits bellows bottom, substantially as described.l

3. In a collar and cuff portfolio, the combination of the collapsiblecase provided with the bellowshinged bottom and ends, the rigid interiorcompartment 8, having the rigid bow ends 9, the said ends provided attheir base with the openings l0, and the pliable bottom ll of said rigidcompartment, substantially as described.

4t. In a collar and cuff portfolio, the combination of the collapsiblecase, the rigid compartment 8 in said case having the bow end 9 andcut-away l0 at its base, the metal bow-plate le, that reinforces saidbow end, and the pliable bottom 1l of said rigid compartment,substantially as described.

5. In a collar and cuff portfolio, the combination of the collapsiblecase, the rigid compartment 8 in said case having the bow ends v9 andcut-away l0 at their base, and the partition-leaf between said rigidcompartment and the wall of the collapsible case, substantially asdescribed.

LEWIS D. DOZIER. EUGENE W'. I-IAVLEY.

In presence of BENJN. A. KNIGHT, SAML. KNIGHT.

